Updated 28/04/2008 |
BLUEPRINT - a film about HOOVER DAM |
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| NEW BLUEPRINT - a film about Hoover Dam |
| BLUEPRINT (A film about Hoover Dam) is to be screened in 13 Picture House cinemas across the UK in May/June followed by a Q&A in all cinemas with a showing before 10PM. See live dates page for more details. |
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| NEW Hugh will be appearing on 'Loose Ends' on BBC Radio 4 at 18:15-19:00 on Sat 29th March. |
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| NEW Hugh and the band to perform at the Wickerman Festival. |
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| Hugh to tour North America and Canada with 'From the Jam’. |
| Please go here for full information. |
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| UK Solo Acoustic Show dates announced. |
| Please go here for full information. |
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Special London Jazz Festival launch concert! - Sunday 25th November at Cargo
Dylan Howe & The Subterraneans
David Bowies Low & Heroes Re-imagined
With special guests: Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers) Adrian Utley (Portishead) Gilad Atzmon & The Solid Strings |
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A special one off performance of a unique new project with a very special lineup.
Brought together by highly regarded drummer and bandleader Dylan Howe.
A 90-minute journey through the iconic, groundbreaking music of David Bowie and Brian Eno - by a young and critically acclaimed improvising five piece, with special guests.
An unmissable multimedia event. Bridging genres & generations. Celebrating the 'bold sound of the future from the past'.
NOT TO BE MISSED!
Please go here for full information. |
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| NEW Hugh to perform in special one off concert with Dylan Howe and the Subterraneans at Cargo on November 25th. |
| Please go here for full information. |
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| North American electric band dates and Acoustic UK dates to be announced in a few days. Check back for details. |
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| Live Dates Added |
| Please go here for full information. |
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| The Burning Up Time Forums invite you to an evening with Hugh Cornwell and Robert Williams. |
This is a live chat that will take place on Thurs 23rd August at 8pm (chat room doors open at 7.45pm). With only days before their live UK tour you can ask the guys any questions you like.
You will need to register for the online web chat which can be done in advance here.
If you have any questions please visit the Hugh Cornwell section of the forums here. |
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| Ltd Edition CD to be made available for the UK tour. |
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Hugh will be releasing ‘Beyond
Acoustic Fields’ which is his last studio CD (Beyond
Elysian Fields) performed with acoustic guitar and vocal
as a Ltd Edition to buy on the tour only.
All the tracks were recorded by Tony Visconti (David
Bowie's producer) at his New York studio Looking Glass,
to give Tony an idea of the songs before producing the full
album with the band.
Beyond Acoustic Fields
HISCD005
Tracklisting: Cadiz, Beauty on the Beach, The Land of a Thousand Kisses, 24/7, Henry Moore, The Story of Harry Power, Picked up by the Wind, Do Right Bayou, Under Her Spell |
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| New date added - The Brook, Southampton - this will be the last night of the UK Tour. |
| Please go here for full information. |
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Due to complete flooding of Cox's Yard in the terrible storms, the venue is closed and all performances postponed. Hugh and band will now perform at The Riga Bar in Southend on August 30th and Cox's Yard will be arranged at a later date. We all wish them well.
Hugh and band will also perform at the Leeds Irish Centre on September 5th. |
| Please go here for full information. |
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| Swindon concert is at the 12 Bar and NOT the Vic. |
| Please go here for full information. |
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| Tickets for Dingwalls (London) are now on sale. |
| Please go here for full information. |
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| More UK tour dates announced - including London date. |
| Please go here for full information. |
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| Hugh’s German Rockpalast/Crossroads performance on 23.03.07 at Harmonie in Bonn will receive its first full showing on July 14th at 1.25 until 2.10AM on 3Sat television. |
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| Robert Williams has been confirmed for Hugh's electric dates in the UK! |
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| UK Live Dates Added |
| Please go here for full information. |
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| BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Reading |
| Today (May 25TH) Hugh read a 15 minute short story that he wrote exclusively for the BBC. It was aired on Radio 4. To listen please go here. This link may only be available until Monday so hurry! |
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| STOP PRESS |
| Robert Williams (Nosferatu) is to be the drummer on Hugh’s American dates, along with Caroline ‘Caz’ Campbell on Bass. |
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| Hugh Live Dates |
| German festival added. Please go here for full information.
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| 2 new live UK dates added. Please go here for full information.
Hugh will be touring the UK in September and there are no band gigs booked for June. As always, please be aware that as soon as Hugh's live dates are confirmed, they are posted on this website.
If you are not already a member, please join Hugh's email news list to be notified of all Hugh Cornwell tour dates, releases etc. Further details can be found here. |
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| The Last Post |
| This is my final news update posted to this site as The Torture Garden's webmaster. After 10 years (has it really been that long?) of running Hugh's website, I've decided to move on. The site will be run in the interim by Danny from Invisible Hands Music.
Any updates from now will be posted by Danny - be kind to him!
It's been a pleasure keeping you all informed of Hugh's live dates, releases etc, and I can assure you that the quality of Hugh's website will continue, as it is being left in very capable hands (no pun intended).
I want to thank Hugh & David for the opportunity to run this site, and for the free hand they gave me in how it was designed and run. It's been extremely rewarding watching the site grow over the past 10 years, and I've enjoyed making contact with Hugh's fans from all over the world. Whilst I will certainly appreciate the extra time on my hands, I will miss running the site, and I will miss the day to day contact with David Fagence, but I am left with lots of happy memories - which include the early days of the (sadly missed) "Wired" email list, and the buzz of trying to get Hugh's BEF diary (direct from New Orleans & NY) online as quickly as I could! It's been a real blast.
Ok, Oscar length speech over, I'm off to catch up on 10 years worth of films and books. See you over at the Punkforums! Tony Kinson
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It is with great regret that we have lost such a valuable team player as Tony after so many years of total devotion and commitment. He has been there for us 24 hours a day and has never once complained even under (at times) the most intense pressure. This site only existed initially because of Tony’s vision and effort and for that both Hugh and myself thank him from the bottom of our hearts.
We remain great friends and that will NEVER change. We sincerely hope that the many hours committed to our cause can now be put to better use by spending more time on his own life and family. David Fagence
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| Hugh Merchandise & CD's |
Invisible Hands Music has various Hugh Cornwell CD's and downloads, along with some clothing, at their website. The music includes Beyond Elysian Fields (CD & download), the import [Under Her] Spell single (CD & download) which includes the previously unreleased Cadiz (Spanish Version), Dirty Dozen (CD & download), plus the CD releases of Black Hair Black Eyes Black Suit & the US release of Hi Fi. You can order here.
The clothing available includes the Dirty Dozen Tour T-shirt, two embroidered fleece tops, 2 Hugh Cornwell logo t-shirts, Live T-Shirt & the Nosferatu & Wired t-shirts. You can order here.
People; Places; Pieces is also still available to buy on mail order. The 45 track triple CD can be purchased online at www.peopleplacespieces.com. Please note that the Hugh Cornwell merchandise & CD stores are on an external site, and it is not run by www.hughcornwell.com. The email address for any order queries is info@invisiblehands.co.uk.
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| Hugh in the USA |
Hugh Cornwell performed a 60 minute acoustic set at South By South West in Austin Texas on March 14th at the Elysium on Red River Street, Austin, Texas. |
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| Strummercamp 2007 |
| Hugh Cornwell will be the headline act on Sunday May 27 at Strummercamp at Manchester Rugby Ground, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. Visit www.strummercamp.co.uk for further details. |
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| Hugh Cornwell on Rockpalast + live dates |
| Hugh Cornwell will be appearing on the legendary German rock television show, Rockpalast, in 2007. The full band show will be filmed in March, and broadcast in Europe at a later date. Details of the Rockpalast show, plus other German shows, can be found on the live dates page. |
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| Hugh Cornwell Live Albums |
| HIS Records Ltd have secured a licence agreement with Invisible Hands Music for the release of the live CD Dirty Dozen and the mail order only release of the triple live CD People; Places; Pieces. |
To listen to a full track from Dirty Dozen visit Hugh's MySpace. |
Dirty Dozen is available instores and online now.
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Duchess
First Bus To Babylon
Goodbye Toulouse
Picked Up By The Wind
Hanging Around
Black Hair Black Eyes Black Suit |
Always The Sun
Nerves Of Steel
Nuclear Device
Putting You In The Shade
Walk On By
No More Heroes |
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| People; Places; Pieces is now available to buy on mail order. The 45 track triple CD can be purchased online at www.peopleplacespieces.com. Please note that the album website is an external site, and is not run by www.hughcornwell.com. The email address for any order queries is info@invisiblehands.co.uk. |
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No More Heroes
Snapper
Bring On The Nubiles
Miss Teazy Weazy
Tramp
Do Right Bayou
Hanging Around |
The Story Of Harry Power
Duchess
Henry Moore
Black Hair Black Eyes Black Suit
Nuclear Device
Mothra
Irate Caterpillar
I Feel Like A Wog |
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Nice N’ Sleazy
First Bus To Babylon
Spain
Torture Garden
Dead Loss Angeles
Cadiz
Shaking Like A Leaf |
Beauty On The Beach
Peaches
Land Of A Thousand Kisses
Sweden
Dark Side Of The Room
Goodbye Toulouse
Putting You In The Shade
Down In The Sewer |
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Tank
Leave Me Alone
Something Better Change
Nerves Of Steel
Baroque Bordello
Picked Up By The Wind
Grip |
24/7
Out Of My Mind
Under Her Spell
Always The Sun
I Don’t Mind
Long Dead Train
Live It And Breathe It
Walk On By |
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| Hugh Cornwell MySpace page |
Hugh Cornwell's MySpace page has now gone live, and currently features four streamed tracks. |
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| Live Dates |
| Details of the first live dates of 2007 can be found on the live dates page. |
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| Hugh Cornwell Albums on Napster UK |
The Hugh Cornwell albums Beyond Elysian Fields, Footprints In The Desert, Mayday & Guilty, plus the
Sons Of Shiva album, are available to be purchased and downloaded, as individual tracks or complete albums,
from Napster UK .
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| Live it and breathe it album |
As a promotional tool to introduce/ re-introduce himself to the Blondie audience, Hugh released a limited edition live album entitled
Live it and breathe it that was only available in the tour venues.
The CD was made up of live recordings taken from the London Academy sessions from 2005. The tracklisting is……
1 Duchess
2 Beauty On The Beach
3 Nice n’ Sleazy
4 Picked Up By The Wind
5 Hanging Around
6 Cadiz
7 Always The Sun
8 Black Hair Black Eyes Black Suit
9 Sweden
10 Under Her Spell
11 No More Heroes
12 Walk On By |
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| All of these live recordings will be available in the Autumn of 2006 on a triple live CD entitled People; Places; Pieces and will include every track recorded from all three nights performances at the Academy. Hugh and his management are making this known now so that any fan who decides to buy the limited edition is very clear as to the situation. |
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| Hugh on tour with Blondie |
| Hugh and his band were the special guests on the 28 date 2006 UK Blondie tour, which ran from November 13th to December 21st 2005. |
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| Hugh on Dylan |
| The September 2005 issue of Mojo magazine included a CD of Bob Dylan covers, including Hugh Cornwell's stunning version of Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again. |
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| HUGH APPEARS IN SOMEWHERE UPDATED |
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Somewhere is a new film starring Hugh Cornwell and Ras Barker (Stoned, The Bill, London's Burning).
This dark short film is a disturbing glimpse of the future of internet gaming and just how far people will go for fame.
The UK premiere of Somewhere takes place at The Brighton Film Festival 2005, details below.
CINE CITY SCREENING: Wednesday, November 23rd 2005.
Doors open 8pm, admission: £4
Hanbury Arms Ballroom, 83 St Georges Rd, Kemptown, Brighton. Ffor further information on the screening:www.finalcut.gb.com.
For further information on the festival visit www.cine-city.co.uk.
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Somewhere has been accepted in to the Ohio Independent Film Festival. It will be shown on 11th November at 12 noon. Ohio Independent Film Festival, Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Road, Cleveland, Ohio, USA - November 6 - 13, 2005.
All details of future showings will be emailed to everyone who joins the mailing list at www.rasbarker.com. |
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| A Multitude Of Sins paperback |
The paperback version of Hugh Cornwell's autobiography, A Multitude Of Sins, is published by Harper Collins on April 4th 2005, and includes an extra chapter.
The book can be ordered at Amazon.
A Multitude Of Sins
ISBN: 0007193254
HARPER COLLINS April 4th 2005 |
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| Capital Gold Live Show Video |
The video recording of Hugh Cornwell's Legends Live show from the Café De Paris in London is now available to watch on the Capital Gold website. This is the first time a national corporate radio station have streamed an entire live concert on their website. |
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| Under Her Spell Single & Video |
(Under Her) Spell was released as a single on 31/1/05 Track Records in three formats, two CD singles and 7" vinyl.
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You can watch the the video to (Under Her) Spell over at Hugh's MySpace. |
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| Capital Gold |
Hugh performed a four track live session, plus interview for the Capital Gold network, which was broadcast in mid October. Beyond Elysian Fields was chosen as joint album of the week, with Elvis Costello, for the week beginning Monday 11th October on the Capital Gold Network.
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| Beyond Elysian Fields |
| Hugh's new album Beyond Elysian Fields, recorded in America with Tony Visconti (David Bowie) and Danny Kadar (My Morning Jacket) and mixed in NYC by Tony Visconti, will be released in the UK on October 4th as a joint venture between HIS records and Track records. It will appear on the Track imprint and be distributed by Active/Universal. |
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Land Of A Thousand Kisses Cadiz
Do Right Bayou
Under Her Spell
Beauty On The Beach
The Story Of Harry Power
24/7
Mr.Big
Picked Up By The Wind
I Don't Mind
Henry Moore |
"As soon as it became clear that we were going to New Orleans to record, I had a feeling it was going to be a special moment. The whole album was recorded and mixed in three weeks, which is comparable to the time it took to record Rattus all those years ago. It's a while since we made it now, and I'm glad to see it finally printed up. For some reason, I still feel connected to this one, which is something I haven't felt before."
Hugh Cornwell September 2004 |
Beyond Elysian Fields CD signings
plus radio and press here |
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| A Multitude Of Sins |
Hugh Cornwell's autobiography, A Multitude Of Sins, is published by Harper Collins on October 4th 2004. The book begins with a chapter about Hugh's decision to leave The Stranglers in 1990, and explains, in full and frank detail, why this key moment in UK music history has never been fully explained. The book will also covers the heady days of early punk in London, described by someone who was at its epicentre, along with the Sex Pistols, the Clash and the Damned.
"I had no idea I would find a publisher who would let me write my own book, and I really enjoyed this new experience. In fact, now it's finished I'm missing the process… I'm constantly thinking of things that I've forgotten or missed out, and I wonder if every writer gets that feeling. I've tried to include what people want to hear about me, and I hope it does the trick. Enjoy." Hugh Cornwell September 2004
A Multitude of Sins is published by Harper Collins (ISBN: 0-00-719082-4). |
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| Underground |
Hugh traveled to Hanover in February 2004, to record vocals and guitar for a Mousse T track, Underground. The album, titled All Nite Madness, was released in Germany in April. A one minute mp3 clip can be heard here. The album was released in the UK on September 6th and is titled Right About Now. |
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